Ford Transit Connect — reliability by registration year
2003–2022 · 20 registration years · 156,068 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Transit Connect registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,683 | 78.9% | 83.5% | Tyres — Condition (front) 19.2% |
| 2021 | 10,665 | 78.6% | 83.5% | Tyres — Condition (front) 13.8% |
| 2.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2021 Transit Connects most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (13.8%) · Brake pads (rear) (12.9%) · Visibility — Wipers (12.5%) | ||||
| 2020 | 10,444 | 73.4% | 80.1% | Malfunction indicator lamp 16.4% |
| 2.1 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2020 Transit Connects most often: Malfunction indicator lamp (16.4%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (11.3%) · Visibility — Wipers (10.3%) | ||||
| 2019 | 14,001 | 72.6% | 80.6% | Malfunction indicator lamp 16.8% |
| 2018 | 15,680 | 74.6% | 81.6% | Tyres — Condition (front) 11.3% |
| 2017 | 17,395 | 73.8% | 81.2% | Tyres — Condition (front) 11.1% |
| 2016 | 13,126 | 70.3% | 77.7% | Brake pads (rear) 10.6% |
| 2015 | 12,339 | 68.5% | 75.0% | Brake pads (rear) 11.3% |
| 2014 | 9,833 | 65.5% | 72.4% | Brake pads (rear) 10.0% |
| 2013 | 3,796 | 58.0% | 64.7% | Rbt (sp) 25.5% |
| 2012 | 4,871 | 53.3% | 61.1% | Rbt (sp) 28.2% |
| 2011 | 4,794 | 52.6% | 60.2% | Rbt (sp) 29.6% |
| 2010 | 4,020 | 48.6% | 56.3% | Rbt (sp) 30.9% |
| 2009 | 3,846 | 48.3% | 56.7% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 17.5% |
| 2008 | 5,473 | 47.9% | 56.0% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 19.6% |
| 2007 | 5,865 | 47.5% | 55.5% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 19.0% |
| 2006 | 4,900 | 46.1% | 54.8% | Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 18.6% |
| 2005 | 3,332 | 47.5% | 56.0% | Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 18.7% |
| 2004 | 2,349 | 47.6% | 57.0% | Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 20.9% |
| 2003 | 1,656 | 48.4% | 56.8% | Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 20.6% |